Colour

#2A3449

#2A3449
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A3449 is a blue with RGB values 42, 52, 73 and HSL 221°, 27%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A3449

RGBrgb(42, 52, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2039, 0.2863

RGB percentages16.5%, 20.4%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(220.6, 27%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 42.5%, 28.6%)

CMYK42.5%, 28.8%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,765,897

CSS custom property--colour: #2A3449;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.46:1

Contrast with white12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#D5CBB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D364Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A3349no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#20383Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Black · ΔE 26.1 Dim grey · ΔE 26.9 Slate grey · ΔE 31.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.6 Gray · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#493F2A

Analogous#2A4349, #2F2A49

Triadic#492A34, #34492A

Split complementary#492F2A, #44492A

Tetradic#492A44, #493F2A, #2A492F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8696B9

Lighter +30%#657AA7

Lighter +20%#4F628A

Lighter +10%#3D4B69

Darker −10%#171D29

Darker −20%#050608

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C2F57

Less saturated −25%#38393B

Channel breakdown

R42

G52

B73

Red42 (16.5%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue220.65°

Saturation (HSL)26.96%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 34 · B 49

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